GETTING A HANDLE ON MAIN STREET – Elizabeth Wurfbain, executive director of the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District, gestures during a presentation to the town council Feb. 7. In advance of a meeting of BID stakeholders on March 12 at 8 a.m. at Federated Church of Hyannis, Wurfbain brought the council up to date on the district’s work. She cited cooperative efforts to connect “street people” with services and reduce incidents on the shopping strand, beautification and makeover efforts, increased marketing including special events, and an economic development push that has significantly reduced vacancies on Main Street. Wurfbain said Main Street properties’ valuation has risen to $107 million in BID’s lifetime, double what it was before the district was formed. New directions include tapping into the visitor market that will be enhanced by summer train service from Boston, increasing meeting and wedding reservations, and working on a parking plan. Encouraging more people to live downtown is another goal. All that work comes with a cost, however, and Town Council VP Jessica Rapp-Grassetti said she’d heard from a business owner on Main Street who is having trouble paying BID dues. “We have a few on a payment plan,” Wurfbain said.